Letter to editor argues America not a democracy over Sing Sheng case
A San Francisco letter writer claims America is not a real democracy, citing discrimination against Sing Sheng. The piece notes broad national outrage, offers homes for the displaced Chinese family, and praises Brotherhand Week and the country’s response as evidence of a democratic ideal in progress toward liberty and justice for all.
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America
San Francisco
Sing Sheng
Korea
National Conference of Christians and Jews
South San Francisco
State of
California
United States
State backs Tin Can Beach public recreation plan
The State Division of Beaches has offered 220000 to acquire Tin Can Beach between Huntington Beach and Seal Beach for a public recreation center. The 3.5 mile shoreline would be transformed, with the state waiving mineral rights due to nearby oil fields. Local beach cities support competition to lure tourists and favor large scale rehabilitation to turn the littered strip into a usable public resource.
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Tin Can Beach
State Division of Beaches
Huntington Beach
Seal Beach
Long Beach
Orange County
Bevan Criticized By Biographer For Anti Anglo Views
Bruce Biassot argues Aneurin Bevan misreads global realities and opposes Anglo American unity. The column contrasts Bevan with Churchill praising the U S Britain bond and warns against a Bevan led Labour party gaining power amid Cold War tensions.
Raucous Campaign Snippets Spark Uneven Nightly Headlines
A Detroit reference librarian riffs on cooking a raccoon and Kefauver campaign leftovers. Volunteer advisers praise Ike as an absentee candidate, urging hot and cool strategies while a pant pocket tug and cigaret cue light humor. Senator Soaper quips about the national debt as a volatile skit plays out. Frankie Sinatra toupee chatter sparks a column rumor. The Salt Lake Tribune laments the era of chiselry amid this interlude in American affairs.
Taft says Joint Chiefs failed duty to defend nation
Taft asserts the Joint Chiefs did not exercise independent military judgment and that they failed to prepare for the Korean emergency. He cites March 1950 Senate testimony by Gen. Bradley on defense budgets, suggesting the Chiefs catered to administration figures rather than urging a larger, necessary force.
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Washington
Sez. Taft
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ohio
Joint Chiefs
Senate
Bradley
Tait
Congress
United States
Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
Gen. Bradley
Sen. Taft
Sen
Maybank
South Carolina
Sen. Maybank
Sen. Knowland
California
Ger. Bradley
America
Far East
Korea
Joint Chiefs of
Jatf
Oregon Gas Tax History Shows Rising Revenue
The Oregon gasoline tax began with a two cent levy in 1919. In 1920 the state collected $443,375 from the tax. By 1950 the tax brought in $28,027,000, illustrating how taxes gradually increase over time.
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Oregon
Tunisia unrest tied to Arab revolt after World War I
The piece notes Tunisia's population is predominantly Muslim with about 3.3 million Arabs, 240,000 Europeans, and 72,000 Jews. It argues that sovereignty movements would place control of Tunisia with Muslims, linking local unrest to broader Arab revolts in the Near East after the wars.
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Sacramento Bee
Tunisia
Near East
Respect for Contracts as a Basic U S Concept
Wisconsin Senator Alexander Wiley argues in a letter to Eugene Black of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development that upholding contractual commitments is a core American principle. He warns that the bank’s actions could spur confiscatory moves violating treaties and highlights risk to prisoners in U N operations if promises of sanctuary are broken.
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Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Eugene Black
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Sen Wiley
Foreign Relations Committee
Tran
Sen. Wiley
United States
U.S
U.N
Overplay vs Overwork in a Poet’s Quip
In a brief verse by E. A. Guest the tension between labor and leisure is explored. The poet notes play can exhaust more than toil, draining rest and tomorrow’s strength, while overwork remains a warning alongside social chatter about square dancing in school life.
Naples converts district to one family zone
Ten years ago in Long Beach Naples district was changed from two family to one family zoning by unanimous City Council action. Twenty years ago Long Beach and Los Angeles joined to advance harbor breakwater extension construction. Frank F. Merriam resigns as advertising manager after a decade with The Press. More than $3 million valuation added to Bellflower Union High School District.
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Naples
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Harbor
Frank F. Merriam
The
Press
Frank F. Merriam & Co
Bellflower Union High
Long Beach Press
Gebaram
F. Paige
Frealdent
Neva Fribk
Freédext
Conklin
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach 12
Cremer & Woodward, Inc
Massunday Ni
Dundee
Ime
Letion
Ieee
Labmmaker Mares
Poat Offi Long Beach
Calitoroine Baer Ack
Maren x Ier
Sieege SU
Public forum on annexation and Long Beach City College
Readers urge the Press Telegram to seek community sentiment on annexation actions. A Lakewood resident suggests Village area annexation to Long Beach, arguing potential tax and utility savings and asks editors to solicit views. The letter cites Long Beach’s possible control of College property and contemplates regional boundary changes.
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Press-Telegram
Board of Education
Long Beach
City College
Press‘Telegram
Lakewood Park
Philip McCutchan
Faculty Ave
Policy Toward Reds in Korea Daplored
Letter to General Ridgway from Mrs. L. O. Miller criticizes U S handling of Korea and UN goals. She argues Washington’s stance collapsed after a failed face-saving maneuver and urges allowing the adversary to lose face to curb propaganda, urging firmer American resolve. The letter cites pride and calls for honest US leadership.
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Korea
Could Right Music Have Changed History
A reflection on Potsdam music during the conference and Stalin asking Eugene List to play Chopin, sparking a thought that if Mussorgsky or another piece had been heard instead the course of history might have shifted. The imagined scene elevates music as a decisive force in world events.
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Washington
U. S
Bevan
Churchill
Joyot Press
Lerogram
Potsdam
Stalin
Eugene List
Berlin
Mousorgsky
Death
Guidance and Grace in Every Decision Prayer
A devotional poem asks for divine guidance in every choice and place. The speaker seeks to weigh actions for lasting good, believing that God fulfills every hope and that no evil can prevail. Each decision becomes a prayer for guidance and grace.
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Soaper
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